Spacetech startup Xovian raises $2.5 million to build radio frequency satellites

Bengaluru-based spacetech startup Xovian Aerospace has raised $2.5 million in pre-seed funding to build artificial intelligence (AI)-native radio frequency (RF) satellite infrastructure. The round was led by Piper Serica and Turbostart, with participation from Inflection Point Ventures (IPV) and support from Eaglewings Ventures.

The startup said unlike conventional satellites that rely on optical data and miss critical, obscured, or covert activity, Xovian’s AI-native RF satellites can capture and decode dynamic signals to provide data to various…